🎧true crime queue for people who dm me asking where to start
gateway shows first. the ones that eat a whole season of your life are saved for the bottom on purpose
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1
My Favorite Murder
start here honestly. karen and georgia just talking, like your funniest friends catching you up on a murder. some eps funnier than crimey
2
Crime Junkie
20ish min a case, ashley flowers is efficient about it in a way my commute respects
3
Casefile
no banter at all, just the anonymous host laying out facts in that accent. this is where it stops being fun and gets serious
4
Root of Evil
one season. the hosts are the great-granddaughters of the guy the show is about, wild premise even before you know it's true
5
Up and Vanished
6
Believed
michigan radio's larry nassar coverage. not background noise material, put your phone down for this one
7
Serial (Season One)
yes the OG. still holds up even knowing exactly how it ends
8
Dr. Death
9
S-Town
10
In the Dark (Season Two)
this is the multi season commitment i mentioned. curtis flowers case, do not skip around, the whole point is the accumulation
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